My brother graduated from high school this weekend.

If you haven't been spammed by me already, about my brother's graduation, on some social media site, then here you go.

(He's the handsome fellow in the middle)

Charles graduated from Coram Deo Academy this past Friday, having earned summa cum laude (overall weighted 100-point GPA of 98 or higher).

He is an impressive guy, and has had a very successful high school career. He's a star athlete, a math genius, an eagle scout, and lots more, including martial arts and playing piano. He can succeed at just about anything he sets his mind to, and is also a pretty funny guy, who can make anyone laugh.

He is going to Texas Tech with me in the Fall, with the top tier Air Force ROTC scholarship (as well as Tech's top Presidential scholarship). 

It will be good to be out there in Lubbock with him. Our paths will likely never intersect, as he will usually be in the engineering key while I essentially live in the English and MCOM buildings on the other side of campus. 

However, we will be a lot closer, living in the same town, instead of five hours away, across Texas, and fun times will ensue. 

Watch out Lubbock. The Clinkscales invasion is beginning soon.

We've always been cool kids

I really like my brother. It was too easy for me to get disconnected while off at college, doing college-y things, but I'm really excited for him to come to Tech. We will have several more opportunities to talk/play games/chillax together throughout the school year.

I know Charles will enjoy being at Tech. He has already accomplished so much in high school, and I look forward to seeing how much more he will do, in college and beyond. 

Anyhow. . . I feel like I digressed a bit, but yes, my brother is finished with high school, and everything is awesome.

Never done bragging,

The Purple Writer

So, I've abandoned you for a month.

I could try to excuse myself with the fact that I had finals, packing, moving, etc. But really, the main reason I didn't update my blog for a while there was probably my News Writing class. (JOUR 2310 at Texas Tech, with Mr. Wernsman.)

Sure, I should be good with writing, since I'm an English major. However, I am #notajournalist


I am so glad I am finished with that class. We had to write so many informative news stories and sidebars, with the occasional service journalism. We were constantly told to use the least amount of words, to make our writing clear and concise.

That is all good, but the reason I love writing is having the ability to create something beautiful, and putting together words in ways that give shape to my thoughts and ideas.

I felt so restricted in this class, and then we had a multitude of assignments to write over the semester. I only had enough energy left to complete my papers for my superheroes seminar, before being unable to write anything more. Hence no posts for my blog for the last month of school.

I have attempted to follow the advice (pictured above), which was taped to the bubble wrap given out in our dorm by a few CAs, trying to help their residents deal with stress.

As a heads up, I am planning on updating my blog on Wednesdays (and occasionally Sundays), since my deadlines for pieces for my College-Social Magazine internship are on Monday and Thursday.

Glad to be done with journalism classes,

The Purple Writer